Ford posts record quarterly loss and plans shift to smaller cars
Ford Motor Co reports an $8.7 billion quarterly loss, the largest in its history, blamed on high gasoline prices and weak demand for large vehicles. CEO Alan Mulally outlines plans to cut costs, shrink the product lineup toward fuel-efficient cars, and reduce the workforce.
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Avon Lake plant shutdown extended to August 11
Ford spokeswoman Anne Marie Gattari says the Avon Lake plant will not be called back until August 11 due to soft market conditions and weak demand. The extended shutdown is tied to current sales trends.
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Pachyderms to roam in Cleveland Zoo expansion
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo plans a 20.8 million African Elephant Crossing to house up to 100 elephants with large yards pools sand floors and mud wallows. Construction starts fall with completion expected spring 2011. Zoo director Steve Taylor says added staff will keep elephants active through exercise and varied habitats.
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Lorain Mayor Cuts Down Shoes Hanging From Wires
Lorain Mayor Tony Krasienko spent his lunch hour aboard a streetlight truck removing dangling shoes in a targeted shoefill cleanup. The effort, backed by Reclaim Lorain, aims to reduce negative imagery and urban blight in the south Lorain neighborhoods. Dorothy Herring witnessed the action and noted no clear reason for the shoes.
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Missing DNA evidence hampers murder case appeal
Elyria police still have not located a rape kit Clarence Weaver seeks to have tested for DNA. Weaver, 73, is serving a life sentence for the 1991 murder of his wife Helen, a crime autopsies linked to sexual assault and strangulation. Prosecutor Dennis Will reviews whether the request will be opposed.
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Group aids uninsured seeks hospital funding in Lorain County
Lisa Roberson notes that uninsured people default to costly emergency room care funded by hospitals and taxpayers. The group Healthcare Lorain County advocates alternatives to reduce cost burdens on patients and communities.
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